| President James Buchanan
(1962)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Biography; Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
Presidents - United States - Biography |
| Publication Date |
June 1962 |
| Format |
Hardcover |
| Publisher |
Pennsylvania State Univ Pr |
| Extras |
Author autograph |
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| Personal Details |
| Store |
AbeBooks |
| Purchase Price |
$33.29 |
| Acquire Date |
6/11/2012 |
| Condition |
Very Good/-- |
| Rating |
0 |
| Links |
Library of Congress
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
E437 .K53 |
| Dewey |
973.6/8/092 B |
| No. of Pages |
506 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes/Review |
The book gives a complete history of Buchanan's career as a US Representative, minister to Russia, Senator, Secretary of State, and President. He served his country in turbulent times - from the Missouri Compromise to the secession of South Carolina. History does not view Buchanan well - he ranks near the bottom in most surveys, along with his two or three predecessors.
I guess it's fairly normal for an author who spends a good piece of his career writing such a biography to view his subject favorably. I suspect that's true here. In any event, I'd say I have a better opinion of Buchanan than either Pierce or Fillmore. Is that because he was better, or because Klein did a better job of presenting his subject than either Rayback or Nichols? |
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